This George & Joan podcast[3] came about as a result of a conversation they had at ALA Midwinter[4] with Gina Millsap, director of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library[5]. The library acted as neutral convener of a special program[6] that helped citizens interested in running for local offices gain a working knowledge of the political process. The library didn't actually present the program: they brought in the folks representing all the pieces of the process to discuss how it's all done.